Shoni Schimmel missed her first six shots and finished with just seven points on 3-of-15 shooting.
Antonita Slaughter hit seven three-pointers for 21 points and Shoni Schimmel had five threes.
Antonita Slaughter hit seven 3-pointers for 21 points and Shoni Schimmel had five 3s.
Shoni Schimmel missed her first six shots and finished with just seven points on 3 of 15 shooting.
After trailing by three at the half, Shoni Schimmel's 3-pointer gave Louisville a 32-30 lead with 16 minutes left.
Three Cardinals starters fouled out, starting with Shoni Schimmel with 4:21 left, with a 23-14 foul disparity in the game.
Louisville's leading scorer this season, Shoni Schimmel, went scoreless for the game's first 17 minutes and had just two points at halftime.
Shoni Schimmel led Louisville with 19 points and Jude Schimmel had 12, while Sara Hammond and Antonita Slaughter each scored eight points.
Shoni Schimmel scored 22 points and Monique Reid hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left to lift fifth-seeded Cardinals over the defending national champions 82-81, ending Griner's incredible career.
The Cardinals made it close at the end, closing to 60-56 after a pair of 3s by Shoni Schimmel and a layup by Jude Schimmel as Syracuse misfired at the free-throw line.
After Syracuse erased a five-point deficit with an 11-5 spurt keyed by 3-pointers from Hall, Tyson-Thomas and Brianna Butler, Shoni Schimmel responded with two 3-pointers in the final 88 seconds to give the Cardinals a 29-27 halftime lead.
The Cardinals made it close at the end, closing to 60-56 after a pair of 3s by Shoni Schimmel and a layup by Jude Schimmel as Syracuse misfired at the free-throw line, but that was as close as the Cardinals came.
After Shoni Schimmel hit an open 3 to tie the game at 34 early in the second half, a three-point play by Alexander and Cornelia Fondren's driving layup her only shot of the game gave Syracuse a 39-38 lead and began a 19-4 spurt that sank the Cardinals.
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